Christina (1626–1689), Queen of Sweden, as Minerva, c. 1654
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Dimensionsh x w: Mått 119 x 88 cm h x w: Ram 173 x 130 cm
Inventory numberNMGrh 3989
Other titlesTitle (sv): Kristina (1626–1689), drottning av Sverige, som Minerva, omkr. 1654 Title (en): Christina (1626–1689), Queen of Sweden, as Minerva, c. 1654 Previous: Kristina som Minerva Previous: Qeen Christina as Minerva
DescriptionDescription: After Queen Christina had abdicated in the summer of 1654, she travelled first to the Spanish Netherlands. There she spent a year in Antwerp and Brussels, cities with dynamic art markets and large collections. The queen commissioned this portrait – several copies of it in fact – from Justus van Egmont, a painter who had worked in the studio of Rubens. Christina is shown as the ancient virgin goddess Minerva, patron of wisdom and war.
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